Gidney gives Thorold thrilling win

1 / 1Hamilton goaltender Matteo Drobac looks at the puck behind him in the net after Thorold's Nicholas Rubino scored from the slot to tie the game at two in the second period. Bob Liddycoat / Thorold News

Nick Gidney scored with just 25 seconds remaining in the game to give the Thorold Blackhawks a win over the visiting Hamilton Kilty Bs in Jr. B action last night.

Christian Pelley opened the scoring for Hamilton, giving them a 1-0 lead after the first period with shots being 11-11.

In the second period, Sam Vanderzalm for Thorold tied it up before Christian Pelley gave Hamilton the lead again with his second goal of the game.

The Hawks dominated the second period territorially and Nick Rubino of Thorold tied the game again at 2-2, but Jacob MacDonald gave Hamilton the lead later in the second period on a give-away by Thorold. Hamilton held a lead in the shots department with a two-period total of 23 to Thorold's 18.

Sam Vanderzalm scored his second of the game with just under five minutes left in the third to tie the game at 3.

After a Justin Monteith (Hamilton) high-sticking penalty with 1:47 to go in the third, Nick Gidney scored the game-winner for Thorold on the power play with 25 seconds left. Final period shots were again 11-11 for a game total of 34-29 in Hamilton's favour.

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